Get the Real World Scoop on all Aspects of College Life.

If you are an entering freshman, you left a world that you know for one that
is totally new. You may want to get some perspective from one of
our student writers on going from senior
to freshman. You can also get some good advice about being
new in college.
If you have not yet picked a major, then you may feel the heat to
decide everytime someone asks, "what's
your major"? Whether or not you have picked a major,
there is still the concern of grades. We can help you there with
our guide to better grades
now. Or you may just want to develop your own winning
attitude. It's important that you know the ins and outs
of choosing classes
to be sure you are heading in the right direction. Perhaps the most
important academic thing to know is how to write a good essay, so
it helps to have essay
writing tips.

Getting adjusted to a
new place can present many challanges. You may just want to meet
people on campus and even if you are shy there are techniques
that you can use to easily get to know people. Until you meet that special person, are you happy and single? If you think you're
alone you may want to read about other people's love problems or
ask for your own love advice.

If you're not moving
into the dorms, you may need to search for a roommate. Try our roommate
search now. If you are moving into the dorms there may be
a lot of adjustments. What out for bad a numver of famous roomates. You may get some perspective on your new place
by reading Dr. Ruth's dorm
life 101 where you can find out how to deal with noise,
drugs and alcohol,
coed mixed dorms
and other issues. You can even find out about dorm
alternatives including coop
housing. If your limited space and limited budget make in
impossible to furnish your digs, you could try to make a hippy
crash pad, our exclusive design. Watch out for the dreaded
"freshman 15" and learn more about weight
loss.

You can't be too serious,
you gotta have some fun. You've gotta have some adventure too. Some
people have adventures through roadtrips and other travel. Adam
is one of the ultimate roadtrippers having logged 10s of thousands
of miles in his roadtrip adventures, Cruising
USA. If you need fun right this very momen, check out our
fresh rotation of comics.
Or you can go ahead and download some free
MP3s, and get great deals on MP3 players. Play online
games. A facinating view into the lives of other students
can be found through one of many student Web
cams. Another interesting ways students express themselves
is through personal web logs , aka Blogs. For fun, we know you may want to check out our sites for
music and movies.

Starting college is
a big change, but whatever you do, just keep your cool, take your
time, pay attention to what you need to do and have some fun. The
good news is that millions of people started out just like you and
they got through it all with a combination of hard work and good
times.